"Rosgvardia" servicemen failed to recognize participants in Magas action among defendants

The employees of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard), recognized as the suffered party at the riots at a rallies in Magas in 2019, said at the trial that they have no claims against the protest leaders, since they had not seen them at the rally, advocates have stated.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the case of seven Ingush protest leaders, accused of creating an extremist community, is being considered since November 24, 2020, by the Essentuki City Court. Almost all the figurants of the process, including the prosecution witnesses, have testified in favour of the defendants.

On March 2, after a two-week break, the Essentuki City Court resumed hearing the case of the leaders of the Ingush protest. At the session, three secret "Rosgvardia" employees were questioned; they were recognized as the suffered party, Bilan Dzugaev, an advocate for Zarifa Sautieva, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

While answering the judge's and advocates' questions, the above employees said that they did not see those who were among protesters in Magas among the defendants, the advocate has added.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 2, 2021 at 09:41 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.